Hub-cap.



No. 840,172. PATENTED JAN. 1, 1907.

, J. W. SUMMERS.

HUB CAP. APPLICATION FILED JUNE a, 1906.

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[JAMES W. SUMMERS, or AUGUSTA, GEORGIA.

r H U B-CA P No. 840,172. Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Jan. 1, 1907.

" Application filed June 8, 1906. Serial No. 320,785.

Be it known that 1, JAMES W. SUMMERS, a citizen of the United States,residing at Augusta, in the county of Richmond and State of Geor ia,have invented certain new and useful mprovements in Hub Bands and Caps,of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in the construction of hub bandsand caps attachedto the outer end of the hub of wheels I used onbuggies, carriages, and other vehicles; and the objects of my inventionare to provide simple and inexpensive means on the bands and on the capto quickly unite said parts, the means being such as to leave theinterior surface of the band free of any obstructive collar, theretaining edges of the pockets used to engage with the springcatches ofthe cap being within the body or walls of the band, said cap preventing,as

usual, the loss of the nut holding the wheel on the axle, the drop ingof oil or other lubricating substances V entrance of dust or dirtbetween the hub and the axle. I attain these'object s by theconstruction illustrated in {the accompanying drawings, in which Figure1 is a longitudinal section of the hub band andf'cap constructed inaccordance with my invention, said parts being united together. Fig. 2is'a side view of the cap. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of thehub-band',showing the small square pocket therein. Fig. 4 is a perspective view ofthe inside of the cap, showing the spring-catches attached thereto andguided thereby.

In said drawings, A represents the hubs band, which is made of anysuitable material and has formed in the inner portion of its walls, ashort distance from its outer end, a pocket B, which is'shown'square,but may be cylindrical, to receive the end of one of the may beornamented with a design in relief,

and a small cap or projection d in the center. Said cap D has on theinner side a band of thin sheet-metal pressed, soldered, or brazedthereto. The free edge of said band is provided with longitudinalslitsor scallops e to om the hub, and the.

A. Within the band E of the cap D and-secured to the latter by solder orby brazing are s ring-catches F, preferably of spring- Wire, aving acoil 9 formed thereon to add to its resilience The free end of the wireis bent outwardly at ri ht angle to its body to form a head f or smallknob, one of which is to enter into engagement with the walls of thepocket B and the other with the walls of the perforation C, the tendencyof the springwire of the catches F being to force said catches towardand against the walls of the hub-band A and into its pocket B andperforation CI To guide the wire, of the sprin g c'atches F and also tosupport it laterally, sothat it will not be accidentally bent, one ofthe scallops of the band E is inwardly bent and slitted at e the slitbeing to receivethe wire ofthe catch F, and the edges of said slit areto sustain and Around t e band E of the cap D under its projectingcollar h there is placed a washer 'i, .of felt or of soft leather, toform a close-fitting joint between it and the outer end of the hub-bandA.

To insert the cap D into the outer end of the hub-band, its band E andscalloped portion and spring-catches F are inserted Into 1protect theWire of the catches'F.=

said hub-band by first insertin one of said catches into the pocket Bwhi e the cap is slightly tilted, and then the operator presses with hisfinger or its nail upcnthe other spring catch'until it enters within thehubband, andthen pressing the cap intoits seat the head of the otherspring-catch enters into engagement with the walls of .theperlforationC, the head f of the catch being flush witli tlfia cap with the ot orhand it immediately becomes disengaged from thehub-band.

Having now fully described my invention,

I claim- 1. .Ina combined hub band and cap, the i band A, provided inthe inner face of its wall with a pocket B, and diametrically olppositeit with a perforation C therethroug IIO with the cap D andspring-catches secured therei f in, each spring-catch having on its freeend a secured Within'the cap D and passing through v laterally-benthead, one of said heads to ensaid slitted scallops and ded thereby intogage the pocket B and the other to en age engagement with the 00 et B,and the pertheperforation O, substantially as descri ed. f0rat1on C,substantia y as described.

5 2. In a combined hub band and cap, the In testimony whereof I affix mysignature 15 band A provided in the inner face of its wall 1 in presenceof two witnesses.

with a pocket B and diametrically opposite JAMES W. SUMMERS. itwithaperforationCtherethrou h,with the Witnesses:

cap D, its band E having a sea loped edge J. H. JACKSON, IO and twoscallops slitted, the spring-catches JNO. O. WILKES.

